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Access to Marine Geology & Geophysics Data via FTP


If you have arranged to contribute data to NGDC via FTP, the new server to use is:

FTP   incoming.ngdc.noaa.gov

User = anonymous     Password = your email address

Change directories to /pub/incoming/,
make a new directory,
change directory to the new directory,
place your files in the new directory.

cd pub/incoming
mkdir yourdirectoryname
cd yourdirectoryname


If you have arranged to pick up data via FTP, the FTP server/directory to use is:

FTP  ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov

User = anonymous     Password = your email address

Change directories to /pub/outgoing/mgg/yourdirectoryname/
(cd pub/outgoing/mgg/yourdirectoryname/ )

or use this HTTP link: ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/pub/outgoing/mgg/
and navigate to your specified directory

do not use HTTP link for files 2Gbytes or larger





If you are an NGDC data manager and want to pick up a file placed in incoming use:

FTP  pickup.ngdc.noaa.gov (user anonymous, cd /pub/incoming/)

or use this HTTP link: pickup.ngdc.noaa.gov/pub/incoming/